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Includes the name: Klara Glowczewska (ed)

Works by Klara Glowczewska

Associated Works

The Shadow of the Sun (1998) — Translator, some editions — 2,314 copies, 54 reviews
Travels with Herodotus (2004) — Translator, some editions — 1,866 copies, 43 reviews
Imperium (1993) — Translator, some editions — 1,203 copies, 23 reviews
Granta 73: Necessary Journeys (2001) — Translator — 142 copies

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Canonical name
Glowczewska, Klara
Gender
female
Education
Yale University (BA | English)
Occupations
editor
translator
Organizations
Condé Nast Traveler
Nationality
USA
Poland (birth)
Birthplace
Warsaw, Poland
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
New York, New York, USA

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Reviews

5 reviews
Not something that I had planned to read, but picked up for a dollar. The problem with books like this -- garnered from travel articles in a magazine -- is that their freshness date has long passed. Some of these pieces I abandoned early on, and others were just so-so. I had higher hopes as the publisher is Penguin.
Some stories are better than others, as with most compilations of various writers and writing styles. I quite enjoyed all the visuals of reading this book and a lot of the historical facts at the end of each short story were really interesting. A fun book with a lot of great writing!

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Statistics

Works
6
Also by
4
Members
292
Popularity
#80,151
Rating
4.1
Reviews
5
ISBNs
5

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